Stovepipe-box.



No. 649,650. Patented May 15, 1900.

H. n. WADE. STOVEPIPE BOX.

(Application filed Oct. 14, 1899.\

(No Model.)

INVENTOR W/TJVESSES ita STATES PATENT Genres.

HORACE D. WADE, or euiiznonn, New roux.

STOVEPlPE-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,650, dated May 15,1900.

' Application filed October 14, 1899. Serial No. 738,664. (No model.)

To all 1071,0122. it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HORACE DJNADE, a cit-izen of the United States,residing at Guilford, in the county of Ohenango and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stovepipe-Boxes;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in stovepipe-boxes; and it consistsof a rectangular receptacle adapted to be built in the wall of the fineor chimney and extend therefrom a suitable distance into the room andmeans adapted to be closely secured around a Stovepipe and fit withinthe said receptacle, with means for securing the said plate firmlywithin the receptacle and making the receptacle smoke-tight.

The object of my invention is to produce a cheap, simple, and effectivedevice of this kind that is ornamental and that will prevent the sootfalling back into the stovepipe; and with this object in Viewlnyinvention consists, further, of the parts and combination of parts,as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional View of a flue-wall with mydevice secured in place. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thepipe-encircling plate. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of my device on theline 3 3, Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of my invention. Fig. 5 isa perspective view of a closing-plate for the receptacle.

1 represents a wall of a flue broken away and shown in section.

2 is my improved adjustable stovepipeholder rectangular in cross-sectionand of a size which adapts it to be built in the wall of the chimneywithout disturbing the regular course or courses of brickwork.

3 is an upwardly-extendin g flange integral with the top of thereceptacle at the back, adapted to fit snugly against the inner face ofthe flue, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

4 is an L-shaped piece secured about midway to the under side of thereceptacle by means of the rivet 5, said piece extending downwardly fromthe receptacle and adapted to fit snugly against the outer face of thechimney-breast, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. It will thus be seen thatthe receptacle is not only firmly secured within the wall of thechimney, but it is further secured against longitudinal movement bymeans of the flange 3 and the L-shaped piece 4.

6 is the top of the receptacle, extending about half the distance of thesame and integral with the sides thereof. The front of the receptacle 2is cutaway U shaped, as at 7.

8 is a lug firmly secured to the bottom of the receptacle a slightdistance from the front of the receptacle.

9 is a plate having a circular opening 10 formed in about the center ofthe same, surrounded by an annular flange 11, which proj ects backwardfrom the face of the plate, said flange being integral with said plate.

12 represents U- shaped slots formed in the top edge of the plate 9,said plate being adapted to be slipped within the box imme diately backof the U-shaped opening in the front of the same, the extreme lower edgeof the plate passing between the lug 8 and the front plate of thereceptacle.

13 represents openings formed entirely through the front plate of thereceptacle near the top.

14 is a lid of width sufficient to complete the top covering of thereceptacle 2 and provided with a suitable handle 15, which is pivotallymounted in said lid.

16 is a latch rigidly secured to the lower end of the handle 15, saidlatch being bent in the middle to lock with the portion 18 of the top 6,which is similarly bent.

The lid 141 is provided with a depending integral flange 19, adapted tofit smoke-tight against the sides of the receptacle and against the backof the plate 9.

20 represents substantially L-shaped hooks secured underneath theforward edge of the lid 14 back of the flange 19 and extending forwardlybeyond the forward edge of the lid 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, saidhooks being adapted when the lid is secured in place on the receptacleto pass through the U-shaped slots 12 in the plate 9 and the openings 13in the front of the receptacle 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 0.

thereby prolonging In practice when it is desired to secure a stovepipein the chimney with my device the plate 9 is slipped over the pipe, thepipe fitting smoke-tight within the circular opening 10. The pipe isthen elevated and the plate 9 slipped in the receptacle back of thefront plate, the lower edge of said plate 9 being firmly secured againstlateral displacement by means of the lug 8. placed upon the receptacleby first inserting the hooks 20 through the slots 12 in the top of theplate 9 and through the holes or openings 13 in the front plate of thereceptacle. The cover is then firmly pressed downward until it is firmlyseated upon the forward edge .of the cover 6 and secured thereto byturning the latch by means of the handle 15 until said latch istransverse to the depression 18 in the top of the receptacle.

It will be seen from the construction that the soot from the stovepipewill fall and be collected into the receptacle 2, which will prevent itfrom falling back into the stovepipe, to a material extent the life ofthe stovepipe.

When the stovepipe is taken down during the heated term, when the stoveis not in use, the stovepipe, together with the plate 9, is removed fromthe receptacle, and the U -shaped openingin the front of the receptacleis closed by means of the solid plate shown in perspective'in Fig. 5,thereby preventing dust, &c., from being blown into the room. This platemay be ornamented, as may also be the receptacle, in any manner desiredby the manufacturer. v

The use of this device obviates the soiling of the wall decorations nowcommonly experienced where the stovepipe is inserted into the chimneyafter the usual manner.

The opening 10 of the'plate 9 may be of various sizes, according to thepipe with which it is to be used.

What I claim is- 1. In 'a device of the character described, thecombination with the receptacle having The lid la is then;

an opening in the front thereof, of a pipe-em circling plate adapted tofit within said receptacle back of the opening and a cover or lidadapted to fit on said receptacle, and means connected with said coveror lid to secure said plate in said receptacle.

2. A receptacle of the character described having a closed top extendingabout half-way, in combination with a pipe-encircling plate adapted tofit in the front of said receptacle, a lug secured to the bottom of thereceptacle adapted to hold said plate against lateral displacement, of acover or lid adapted to close the top of the receptacle and hooksextending from said lid to engage and secure the top of the encirclingplate against lateral and up ward movement.

3. A stovepipe-holder comprising the receptacle having the top cut awayand a crimp formed in the edge of the remaining portion of the top, theupwardly-extending lug integral with the top of the receptacle and theL-shaped piece, secured to the bottom of the receptacle, the lug securedto the bottom of the receptacle near the front thereof, the pipeencircling plate having a central opening sur rounded by abackWardly-extending flange,

U shaped slots formedin the top of said plate, and a lid having adownwardly extending flange adapted to fit snugly against thesides ofthe receptacle, a handle pivotally mounted in said lid and a latchfirmly secured to said handle adapted to engage the crimped edge of thetop of the receptacle, openings in'the front wall of the receptacle andhooks secured to and extending from said lid and adapted to pass throughthe U-shaped slots in the encircling plate and the openings in the frontwall of the receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

HORACE D. XVADE.

\Vitnesses:

EDWIN S. CLARKSON, AUGUST DONATH.

